○  芭芭拉·布什在WellesleyCollege授学位典礼上的讲话  ○

ng,requireseffort--efforttolearnaboutandreectdifference,tobecompaionatewithoneanother,tocherishourownidentity,andtoacceptunconditionallythesameinothers.
   youshouldallbeveryproudthatthisisthewellesleyirit.nowiknowyo

urfirstchoicetodaywasalicewalker--guehowiknow!--knownforthecolorpurple.iteadyougotme--knownforthecolorofmyhair.alicewalker''sbookhasaecialresonancehere.atwellesley,eachclaisknownbyaecialcolor.forfouryearstheclaof''90haswornthecolorpurple.todayyoumeetonseverancegreentosaygoodbyetoallofthat,tobeginanewandaverypersonaljourney,tosearchforyourowntruecolors.
   intheworldthatawaitsyou,beyondtheshoresofwaban--lakewaban,noonecansaywhatyourtruecolorswillbe.butthisidoknow:youhaveafirstclaeducationfromafirstclaschool.andsoyouneednot,probablycaot,livea"paint-by-numbers"life.decisioarenotirrevocable.choicesdocomeback.andasyousetofffromwellesley,ihopethatmanyofyouwillcoidermakingthreeveryecialchoices.
   thefirstistobelieveinsomethinglargerthanyourself,togetinvolvedinsomeofthebigideasofourtime.ichoseliteracybecauseihonestlybelievethatifmorepeoplecouldread,write,andcomprehend,wewouldbethatmuchclosertosolvingsomanyoftheproblemsthatplagueournationandoursociety.
   andearlyonimadeanotherchoice,whichihopeyou''llmakeaswell.whetheryouaretalkingabouteducation,career,orservice,you''retalkingaboutlife--andlifereallymusthavejoy.it''ssuosedtobefun.
   oneofthereasoimadethemostimportantdecisionofmylife,tomarrygeorgebush,isbecausehemademelaugh.it''strue,sometimeswe''velaughedthroughourtears,butthatsharedlaughterhasbeenoneofourstrongestbonds.findthejoyinlife,becauseasferrisbuellersaidonhisdayoff,"lifemovesprettyfast;andyadon''tstopandlookaroundonceinawhile,yagoamiit."
   (i''mnotgoingtotellgeorgeyaclaedmoreforferristhanyaclaedforgeorge.)
   thethirdchoicethatmustnotbemiedistocherishyourhumancoectio:yourrelatiohiwithfamilyandfriends.forseveralyears,you''vehadimpreeduponyout

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